Wall-book



(No Model.)

G. R. PHASE. WALL BOOK.

Patented June 28,1898.

51402 ntoz FFTQEQ a'rnwr GEORGE E. PEASE, OF JAMESTOXVN, NEW YORK.

WA L L- e on K SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 606,233, dated June 28, 1898. Application filed September24=, 189']. Serial No. 652,917. (No model.)

To aZZ whmn it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE R. PEASE, a citizen of the United States, residing at J amestown, in the county of Chautauqua and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in all-Books; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in wall-books, such as are especially designed for use in telephone offices as a directory of subscribers, and also especially adapted for use in hotel offices and other like places in which frequent reference ishad to time-tables, lists of amusements, &c.

The object of the invention is the provision of a simple, inexpensive, and durable wallbook of the character described which will serve when in use to retain the pages of the book in a position to which they will not be likely to roll at the corners or to fold back upon themselves, as is the case with all books of this character in which the leaves are held in a vertical plane.

A further object of the invention resides in the peculiar construction of the leaf-holding strips and in combination therewith of the peculiarly-constructed hinged pintles, all as will be more fully hereinafter described, shown in the accompanying drawings, and then specifically defined in the appended claim.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of this specification, like letters of reference indicating the same parts throughout the several views, in which drawings- Figure 1 is afront elevation of a wall-book embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the same; and Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail in perspective of one of the leaf-holding strips, showing its ends connected with the hinged pintles.

Reference now being had to the details of may require.

the drawings by letter, A designates the rectangular frame, which may be of any suitable size or material and'may be either plain manufacturer may dictate or the character of the room in which the book is to be used This frame is designed to be secured to the side wall of an apartment, and hinged to the upper and lower front faces of .the frame are a series of leaves B B. These leaves are preferably made of stiff cardboard or other material of like character having a rigidity sufficient to insure the leaf being held against displacement.

O O are leaf-holding strips. Each of the said strips 0 0 consists of a strip of sheetmetal, which is folded upon itself along a line extending through the longitudinal center of the strip. The material employed in the manufacture of the strips is preferably of a spring nature, and at points nearits upper and lower ends the strip is bent at right angles to the body portion, thus forming ears D, which are provided with eyes dto engage the pintles of the hinges. Upon reference to the drawings it will be seen that the pintles E, which are provided along the upper front face of the frame A, are of ordinary hinged form, having a body portion which extends horizontallyinto'the front face of the frame and a vertical arm which passes through the eye cl at the upper end of the strip 0. The pintles F, which are connected with the lower front face of the frame, are similar to the pintles E upon the upper portion of the frame, excepting that the body portion of the pintles F are much longer than the corresponding portions of the pintles E, and in thepintles F the upper ends of the vertical arm are provided with horizontal extensions or arms G, for a purpose which will presently appear.

It will be observed that in constructing a wall-book in accordance with my invention that the longitudinal edges of the leaves are inserted within the slotted portions of the strips 0, where they will be retained by the spring nature of the metal of which the strip is formed. It will also be seen that when the leaves are in position, the upper hinge of the leaf being by reason of the short body portion of the upper pintles inclined inward,the upper ends of the leaves of the book will be inclined back or in the direction of the wall against which the frame of the book is attached.

From the foregoing description the use of the invention will be at once evident.

While I have described the invention as consisting of a frame to which the several leaves of the book are hinged, I do not desire to limit myself to this construction, as it is at once evident that, if desired, the frame could be dispensed with entirely and the leaves of the book be provided with hinged connection to the wall itself or to any other suitable vertical surface. I prefer, however,

the use of the frame, as a book thus constructed may readily be removed from place to place without disfiguring the wall of the apartment.

The advantages possessed by the peculiar construction of the hinged pintles F will be at once evident, as it will be seen that the horizontal extensions G will prevent the leaves of the book from being accidentally raised off of the hinged pintles when the leaves of the book are turned.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim to be new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A leaf-carrying strip for wall-books, the same consisting of a strip of sheet metal, folded upon a line extending through the longitudinal center of the strip, and the ends of the strip thus formed being bent at right angles to the body of the strip, and the arms thus formed being provided with eyes or openings for engaging the pintles of the hinges, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE R. PEASE.

Witnesses:

O. G. RoWLEY, E. H. PEASE. 

